Reach to Happiness Beyond Material WorldJuly 17, 1997 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book "Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" truly reflects how an Tibetan layman view life and death. Passivity in Western culture is a negative quality, but Tibetans (including myself) practice the philosophy of passivity to attain the mental peace. All of us-- whether in West or East-- live to lead a happy and meaningful life, although very few are really happy. We are in constant struggle for material benefits, power, money, social status, etc.. The wordly struggle takes us nowhere in the journey of peace of mind. The book uses simple anecdotes and terse writing to explain how to view our lives from a new and much broader dimension. The perspective put into practice reaches far beyond the material world and could open our eyes to the true meaning of life and death
Best Eng. Book So Far on How Tibetans View Life and DeathJuly 9, 1997 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sogyal Rinpoche has a done an amazing job by providing a lucid interpretation of the ancient Tibet wisdom to the Western readers. Although I am familiar with the general ideas presented in the book (I am a Tibetan), Rinpoche's power of exposition and a keen understanding of the Western mindset makes the book a compulsory reading not just to anyone interested in knowing more about how to lead a more relaxed and meaningful life, but even to the younger-generation Tibetans whose lack of training in the traditional Buddhist religion makes the knowledge otherwise inaccessible. Most importantly, the book provides, among others, fundamentals of the very Tibetan psyche and, in a sense, tells the world how civilized Tibetans actually are, despite China's accusations to the contrary! (Tsering Namgyal Khortsa
This book is revelation of the basic existential mysteryJuly 2, 1997 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sogyal Rinpoche has managed to convey what seemedto be the ultimate mystery of life in the mostunderstandable form of literary expression. It is difficult to imagine anything more efficient in making us in the West slightly more selective in the maze of presumed priorities. Marijan Vejvoda
